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Travel stories from Nelson

Collection of 26 travel stories from Nelson, New Zealand. Written by your friends on the road.

Picture from story Cheating...

Cheating...
2008-02-18, Nelson, New Zealand. By: tamale

So I promised another entry from New Zealand. Unfortunately I can never keep up. BUT I have an alternative... the IHP website! Don't worry, this is not just a class list and a syllabi (although t...

 
Traveler tamale

Oops!
2008-03-07, Nelson, New Zealand. By: tamale

...and there goes New Zealand. In case you couldn't tell, we've been a bit preoocupied here... Well, that, and internet is a lot more expensive. I will come up with a run through of NZ a soon as...

 
Traveler franandtom

SKYDIVE!!!!!!
2008-02-12, Nelson, New Zealand. By: franandtom

i have always wanted to do a skydive, but it was just too expensive! but then we thought oh well, ill just have to work 200 hours a week instead of 199 to pay dad back! so, completely spur of the mome...

 
Traveler franandtom

Abel tasman national park
2008-02-13, Nelson, New Zealand. By: franandtom

So off we went, with our 12kg back packs, to catch a bus and then a boat into the national park! the boat went via a seal colony, so cute! so we started walking and realised this was going to be harde...

 
Traveler franandtom

lovely!
2008-02-12, Nelson, New Zealand. By: franandtom

so after a nightmare ferry ride (it was packed as its high season) and a nightmare bus journey invloving wine tasting (it was also packed) we arrived in the lovely nelson! luckily we had planned ahead...

 
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19th August
2007-08-19, Nelson, New Zealand. By: amy4rory

Today we had a look around Nelson and Richmond. Nelson was next to a really beautiful beach, it had fantantic views of the sea with snow covered mountains in the background! Richmond was a small villa...

 
Traveler cherryloo

South Island!!!
2007-03-25, Nelson, New Zealand. By: cherryloo

We leave Wellington for Nelson at an ridiculous hour so we can catch the ferry in time. We hope that we are actually gonna be allowed on the bus as we stupidly forgot to by our ferry tickets. Typical ...

 
Picture from story The Nelson Visit

The Nelson Visit
2007-01-20, Nelson, New Zealand. By: krispy

Well for the past three weeks the base has been very different. We spent two weeks with just the base staff here. Geoff, Beny, and myself pretty much hang out every waking moment. We've come to be ver...

 
Picture from story Catch up time

Catch up time
2006-11-28, Nelson, New Zealand. By: nichola

Well I apologize in advance cause I am writing this a wee bit piddled. I've just cooked chilly chicken and due to the fact it nearly burnt my lips off. I had to accompany our meal with a bottle of New...

 
Traveler drooms

Sun
2006-11-04, Nelson, New Zealand. By: drooms

Here we are again, As you know we have left the farm. First we went to westport. We stayed on one of the campsites as the weather cleared up these last couple of days. We enjoyed the good weather b...

 
Picture from story The neverending walk and quad-biking

The neverending walk and quad-biking
2006-10-21, Nelson, New Zealand. By: lizelliott

Me, Linda (from Sweden) and Craig (from Wales) decided to walk into town in the morning on Saturday. After an hour of walking, we still hadn't got there, and I had to turn around and go back to the ho...

 
Traveler archandfi

Hot springs-WOW- Whales
2006-05-18, Nelson, New Zealand. By: archandfi

Tony had recommended a visit to Hanmer Springs thermal spa resort up in the mountains, where we had a lovely time soaking in a variety of hot pools. Some are sulphorous, others just plain warm water, ...

 
Picture from story The deep south

The deep south
2006-03-28, Nelson, New Zealand. By: jeffhilton

So, my three weeks in the north island was nearly up already. I will never be able to comprehend how fast this trip has gone. After a teary goodbye to Caroline at Auckland Airport, Nat and I hot-foote...

 
Traveler thesuhs

Walking the Abel Tasman
2005-11-17, Nelson, New Zealand. By: thesuhs

We were up and out of the camp by 10am for a quick drive to Motueka, where we stopped in at an information center to get more information about a hike at the Abel Tasman National Park. They guy we sp...

 
Traveler Faye

the wearhouse the wearhouse where everyone gets a bargain
2005-07-26, nelson, New Zealand. By: Faye

i wonder what old zealand was like.......... hello/kia ora to the maxwell and moorhouse families how are you all on this fine day?? We are in Nelson, we arrived yesterday after three days in the...

 
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Sunny Nelson
2004-11-23, Nelson, New Zealand. By: blazza

Just arrived in Nelson north of the South Island. Supposed to be the sunniest place in NZ but guess what....it's raining. The hostel is full of annoying teenage school kids for some daft reason but on...

 
Picture from story Kiwi Wine and Kayak Skills

Kiwi Wine and Kayak Skills
2005-02-03, Nelson, New Zealand. By: mala

Our hopes of cruising the south island is style were dashed when we saw another Nissan Sunny waiting for us in Picton. But wait a minute...what is that noise I hear? Music? In English? Oh yes, this ba...

 
Traveler S0ck3t

Honey I'm home
2005-01-29, Nelson, New Zealand. By: S0ck3t

A very quick update to say I'm back from my track. Although I've got some problems walking (blisters) I am pleased with my performance. I covered the first 27km in 4h15 and the remaining 40km in 9hr. ...

 
Traveler melanie

Glaciers to Beaches in under a week
2004-11-20, Nelson, New Zealand. By: melanie

Hi all! We've had a busy week since last I wrote...here's the highlights in an 'edited' version... Lake Wanaka After Queenstown we drove north to Wanaka and stopped at 'Stuart Landsborough's am...

 
Picture from story Meandering Roads...

Meandering Roads...
2004-04-17, Nelson, New Zealand. By: marisaAusi

Today was a very long day...we traveled a long way, and the roads were very narrow and winding, and I do not do very well as far as motion sickness goes!! I tried to just go to sleep, but it didnt wor...

 
Traveler KatyAbroad

New Zealand Entomological Conference
2004-04-17, Nelson, New Zealand. By: KatyAbroad

After spending Easter day with my new Canadian friend, Laura, at the Motueka Easter market, we went our separate ways, Laura staying in Takaka and me heading to Nelson where I was to attend my first N...

 
Traveler Alex_RTW

Bonecarving at Christmas
2004-03-30, Nelson, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW

Thankfully, the weather was benign when we left Wellington. We'd heard tales of monster waves and churning seas but, for once, we'd been blessed and any pitching and rolling of the ship was almost und...

 
Traveler liznz

Christchurch to Nelson (backposting)
2004-03-16, Nelson, New Zealand. By: liznz

A bit headachy this morning. Slept horribly last night (in Christchurch). One guy snoring just lightly enough to be anoying and I was scared to put in my ear plugs for fear I'd sleep through the ala...

 
Picture from story Tramping like a kiwi

Tramping like a kiwi
2003-01-19, Nelson, New Zealand. By: Flyin_Scot

I left Wellington behind under the rain and black clouds as the interislander set sail for Picton on the south island. Once in the safety and calm waters of the Marlborough Sounds the sun was shini...

 
Traveler supafitch

Queen Charlotte Track
2002-11-06, Nelson, New Zealand. By: supafitch

While on the ferry (which was a different experience) over to the South Island, Pat and I met Heiner (he told us we could call him Henry) a german guy a couple years younger than us (everyone is young...

 
Picture from story Kayaking in Able Tasman National Park

Kayaking in Able Tasman National Park
2002-09-04, Nelson, New Zealand. By: sbirch

The next day I set out of the scenic railway to Blenheim. We traveled up along the coast. The water was the color of glacial lakes, a milky light green it looked like the waves might freeze and crack ...

 


 
 

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